Fernando Meirelles
Known for: Directing
Born: November 9, 1955
Place of birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese:[feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work in the film. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel Blindness and the 2011 film 360. In 2019, Meirelles directed The Two Popes for Netflix. In television, Meirelles directed and produced the HBO original series Joint Venture in Brazil. In 2024, he led the directing work for the crime series Sugar and the historical miniseries The Sympathizer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Meirelles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
69 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
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Operação Lorca, o bailado
2026
7.0
Beast Race
2026
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From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025
6.7
Rivers of Fate
2025
6.5
Children of the Church Steps
2024
7.6
City of God: The Fight Rages On
2024
6.9
The Sympathizer
2024
7.1
Sugar
2024
7.0
Barbaric Acts
2023
8.3
Slam
2023
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Buscapé
2022
7.7
Eduardo and Monica
2022
7.1
7 Prisoners
2021
7.2
Urubus
2021
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The Meaning of Life
2021
6.0
Ousmane
2021
7.6
Marighella
2021
6.2
The Great Green Wall
2020
7.5
The Two Popes
2019
7.8
Loop
2019
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Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019
8.2
Joint Venture
2019
6.3
Socrates
2018
6.6
Liquid Truth
2017
7.0
492: A Man Called Death
2017
10.0
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017
8.0
A Fera na Selva
2017
6.2
El Revenge
2017
7.4
O Filho Eterno
2016
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Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
2016
6.8
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016
6.6
Stronger Than The World
2016
5.9
Zoom
2016
7.0
Cosmos
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
3.7
The Wise Ones
2015
7.1
Happily Ever After?
2015
7.1
Trash
2014
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014
8.2
The Water Law
2014
5.7
360
2012
7.4
Xingu
2012
9.0
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
2012
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O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011
6.9
The Illusionist
2011
6.4
VIPs
2011
5.9
Brasil Animado
2011
7.3
José & Pilar
2010
8.0
Sound & Fury: Film
2010
7.6
Waste Land
2010
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Comercial
2010
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Amanhecer
2010
5.9
Adrift
2009
7.3
Sound & Fury
2009
6.5
Blindness
2008
7.9
Critic
2008
7.0
City of Men
2007
6.9
Not by Chance
2007
7.1
The Pope's Toilet
2007
5.5
Antônia
2007
6.0
Antonia
2006
7.2
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
2006
4.0
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
7.0
The Constant Gardener
2005
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Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
5.3
Up Against Them All
2004
6.0
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
7.2
City of Men
2002
8.4
City of God
2002
7.2
Maids
2001
6.8
Palace II
2000
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Cidade dos Homens Palace II
2000
8.3
Brava Gente
20009.0
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
1998
4.5
The Nutty Boy 2
1998
8.5
A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994
7.6
Rá-Tim-Bum
19909.0
Olhar Eletrônico
1986
6.7
Amor com Amor Se Paga
1984
6.2
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
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Brasília
1983
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Marly Normal
1983
5.6
The South Bank Show
1978NR
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
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Here Comes the Flood
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Elza: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
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The Last of the Tribe
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Art
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